[Web4lib] FW: Cave Day Announcement

[Karen Coyle]

This is a great example of why, Aaron.

If I recall correctly, the ALA Washington Office is doing a study to 
determine how many libraries have "high speed" access (don't know how 
they are defining that). It was on a fast track, so maybe we'll have 
some data soon.
Ah, here's the ALA blog entry on that project:

http://blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php?title=title_30&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

kc

Dobbs, Aaron wrote:
> Question: High speed internet connectivity in public libraries?!  Why on
> earth would *they* need *that*?!
>
> Answer: See the Cave Day announcement below for yet another good example
> supporting high speed internet in public libraries.
>
> (High-speed in this case means the world definition of broadband
> (2+MBps) vs the U.S. legislative/regulatory definition (744KBps).  I2
> would be nice, but an I2 connection is not necessary for the program
> below.)
>
> -Aaron
> :-)'
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giddings, William B. 
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 3:26 PM
> To: k20advise at internet2.edu; k20innovators at internet2.edu
> Cc: Greg Monaco
> Subject: Cave Day Announcement
>
>
>
> Please distribute to any interested libraries that might want to see
> inside Riverbluff Cave and hear from the author about his book.
>
> Bill Giddings
>
> Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet)
>
> University of Missouri
>
> PEEK INTO RIVERBLUFF CAVE VIA TECHNOLOGY
>
> SATURDAY, April 14
>
> While Riverbluff Cave is much too fragile to open to the public, through
> the wonders of technology, Springfield is sharing Riverbluff with the
> world. Libraries are invited to participate through videoconferencing or
> videostreaming in "Riverbluff Cave Day," to be held from 1-3 p.m. on
> Saturday, April 14.
>
> David Harrison, author of "Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an
> Ice Age Cave," will be at the event to sign copies of the book and
> answer questions, lead paleontologist Matt Forir will broadcast live
> from the clay-coated chambers of the cave, the oldest or second oldest
> known Ice Age fossil site on the North American continent.
>
> Soon after the cave was discovered, it was wired with fiber optic cables
> and cameras through a collaboration with the Missouri Research and
> Education Network (MOREnet) to become the first cave to have permanent
> Internet access.
>
> All you need to "virtually" attend the event and see Forir inside the
> cave in real time, says MOREnet's Bill Giddings, is a computer and
> access to a web browser. "And we'll record the event for possible future
> use."
>
> Harrison's book is the 73rd he has written and he thinks it's one of the
> best he's done. The brand-new book resembles an archaeologist's journal.
> Scraps of notes, photos and illustrations and a magnifying glass give a
> hint of what young readers will find inside: the story of Springfield's
> own Riverbluff Cave, from its accidental discovery by construction
> workers in 2001 to the latest fossils and finds from last year.
>
>  "After my first trip into the cave, I knew I had to write a book about
> it," said Harrison. "The book provides a unique opportunity to follow
> the story of the cave from the day it was discovered. It presents real
> science in real time as scientists explore, discover and piece together
> fossilized clues of this area's distant past. The rich fossil evidence
> unearthed in Riverbluff adds to our understanding of what life was like
> here nearly one million years ago."
>
> Photographer Ed Biamonte, Lisa McCann, Nicole Ryan and others who played
> a role in discovering, protecting and exploring Riverbluff Cave will
> also be on hand to visit and sign copies of the book.
>
> Videoconferencing and streaming is made possible through a continuing
> collaboration with Springfield-Green County Library District, MOREnet,
> and the Missouri State Library.
>
> Jeanne C. Duffey, community relations director for the
> Springfield-Greene County Library District, can be reached at
> jeanned at mail.sgcl.org <mailto:jeanned at mail.sgcl.org> .
>
> To view this conference via Windows Media Player, use the following URL:
> http://www.more.net/services/videostreaming/events.html
> <http://www.more.net/services/videostreaming/events.html>  
>
> 1) If you want to verify operation of your Windows Media player prior to
> the conference, click on the test stream link located near the top of
> the page.
>
> 2) Click on the link: "PEEK INTO RIVERBLUFF CAVE" to view the
> conference. 
>
> Sites interested in Saturday's videostream of Springfield-Greene County
> Library's "Riverbluff Cave Day," featuring David Harrison, the author of
> the book "Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave,"
> may want to share with patrons the following URL for the Riverbluff
> Cave: http://www.riverbluffcave.com <http://www.riverbluffcave.com/> .
>
> Lein Shory
>
> Senior Information Specialist
>
> MOREnet Marketing & Communications
>
> (573) 882-9095
>
> shoryl at more.net <mailto:shoryl at more.net> 
>
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